Written Answers Monday 7 August 2006

Scottish Executive

Housing

Brian Adam (Aberdeen North) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many houses in each local authority area are of (a) cavity wall, (b) solid wall and (c) timber frame construction.

Malcolm Chisholm: The most reliable estimates of the number of houses in each local authority area of (a) cavity wall, (b) solid wall and (c) timber frame construction are taken from the Scottish House Condition Survey 2002 . The estimates are provided in the following tables.

  Table (a)

  Number and Percentage of Houses in Each Local Authority with Cavity Walls

  

 
 
95% Confidence Interval
 
95% Confidence Interval


Estimate
Lower
Upper
%
Lower
Upper


Aberdeen City
37,000
35,000
40,000
78
73
83


Aberdeenshire
50,000
47,000
54,000
64
60
69


Angus
27,000
25,000
29,000
77
71
81


Argyll and Bute
19,000
17,000
21,000
72
66
77


Borders
19,000
18,000
21,000
64
58
69


Clackmannan
12,000
12,000
13,000
82
78
86


Dumfries and Galloway
36,000
34,000
39,000
67
62
72


Dundee City
23,000
21,000
25,000
84
77
89


East Ayrshire
32,000
30,000
34,000
84
79
88


East Dunbartonshire
31,000
30,000
32,000
91
88
94


East Lothian
23,000
22,000
24,000
81
77
85


East Renfrewshire
25,000
24,000
26,000
90
86
93


Edinburgh City
63,000
60,000
65,000
85
81
88


Falkirk
39,000
37,000
41,000
90
86
93


Fife
88,000
84,000
92,000
83
79
87


Glasgow City
59,000
56,000
62,000
82
77
85


Highland
53,000
49,000
56,000
67
62
71


Inverclyde
15,000
14,000
16,000
86
81
90


Midlothian
23,000
22,000
24,000
87
83
90


Moray
20,000
18,000
22,000
63
57
68


North Ayrshire
39,000
38,000
41,000
90
86
93


North Lanarkshire
79,000
76,000
81,000
91
88
93


Orkney
5,000
4,000
5,000
56
51
61


Perthshire and Kinross
30,000
27,000
32,000
68
63
73


Renfrewshire
38,000
36,000
40,000
87
82
91


Shetland
6,000
6,000
7,000
73
69
77


South Ayrshire
31,000
29,000
32,000
81
76
85


South Lanarkshire
78,000
75,000
81,000
86
82
89


Stirling
19,000
18,000
21,000
71
65
76


West Dunbartonshire
17,000
15,000
18,000
78
72
83


West Lothian
45,000
43,000
47,000
92
89
95


Western Isles
8,000
7,000
8,000
68
63
72


Scotland
1,090,000
1,078,000
1,102,000
80
79
81



  Source: Scottish House Condition Survey 2002.

  Table (b)

  Number and Percentage of Houses in Each Local Authority with Solid Walls

  

 
 
 
95% Confidence Interval
 
95% Confidence Interval


Estimate
 
Lower
Upper
%
Lower
Upper


Aberdeen City
10,000
†
7,000
12,000
21
16
26


Aberdeenshire
27,000
 
23,000
31,000
35
30
40


Angus
8,000
†
6,000
10,000
23
19
29


Argyll and Bute
7,000
†
6,000
9,000
28
23
34


Borders
10,000
†
8,000
12,000
33
28
39


Clackmannan
3,000
†
2,000
3,000
17
14
22


Dumfries and Galloway
17,000
 
15,000
20,000
32
27
37


Dundee City
 
*
 
 
14
9
21


East Ayrshire
6,000
†
4,000
7,000
15
11
20


East Dunbartonshire
 
*
 
 
9
6
12


East Lothian
5,000
†
4,000
6,000
18
14
23


East Renfrewshire
3,000
†
2,000
4,000
10
7
14


Edinburgh City
11,000
†
8,000
13,000
14
11
18


Falkirk
 
*
 
 
10
7
14


Fife
18,000
†
14,000
21,000
17
13
21


Glasgow City
10,000
†
7,000
12,000
14
11
18


Highland
25,000
 
21,000
29,000
32
27
37


Inverclyde
 
*
 
 
12
8
17


Midlothian
3,000
†
2,000
4,000
13
10
17


Moray
12,000
 
10,000
14,000
37
32
43


North Ayrshire
 
*
 
 
9
7
13


North Lanarkshire
 
*
 
 
7
5
9


Orkney
4,000
 
3,000
4,000
43
39
48


Perthshire and Kinross
13,000
†
11,000
16,000
31
26
36


Renfrewshire
 
*
 
 
13
9
18


Shetland
2,000
†
2,000
3,000
25
21
29


South Ayrshire
7,000
†
5,000
9,000
18
14
23


South Lanarkshire
12,000
†
9,000
14,000
13
10
16


Stirling
8,000
†
6,000
9,000
29
24
34


West Dunbartonshire
4,000
†
3,000
5,000
20
15
26


West Lothian
 
*
 
 
7
5
11


Western Isles
4,000
 
3,000
4,000
32
27
37


Scotland
260,000
 
249,000
272,000
19
18
20



  Source: Scottish House Condition Survey 2002.

  Notes:

  *Too few cases (fewer than 30) to provide a statistically reliable estimate of the number of houses

  †Estimates of the number of houses are based on small numbers in the sample (between 30 and 100), so treat with caution

  Table (c)

  Number and Percentage of Houses in Each Local Authority of Timber Frame Construction

  

 
 
 
95% Confidence Interval
 
95% Confidence Interval


Estimate
 
Lower
Upper
%
Lower
Upper


Aberdeen City
 
*
 
 
3
2
7


Aberdeenshire
 
*
 
 
5
3
8


Angus
 
*
 
 
6
4
10


Argyll and Bute
3,000
†
2,000
5,000
13
9
18


Borders
 
*
 
 
5
3
8


Clackmannan
 
*
 
 
3
1
6


Dumfries and Galloway
 
*
 
 
4
2
6


Dundee City
 
*
 
 
2
1
5


East Ayrshire
 
*
 
 
2
1
5


East Dunbartonshire
 
*
 
 
7
5
10


East Lothian
 
*
 
 
4
2
7


East Renfrewshire
 
*
 
 
4
2
7


Edinburgh City
 
*
 
 
3
1
5


Falkirk
 
*
 
 
8
5
12


Fife
 
*
 
 
8
5
11


Glasgow City
 
*
 
 
8
6
12


Highland
13,000
†
10,000
16,000
17
13
21


Inverclyde
 
*
 
 
5
3
10


Midlothian
 
*
 
 
4
2
8


Moray
3,000
†
2,000
4,000
10
7
14


North Ayrshire
 
*
 
 
3
2
6


North Lanarkshire
 
*
 
 
7
5
10


Orkney
1,000
†
1,000
1,000
11
8
14


Perthshire and Kinross
6,000
†
4,000
8,000
13
10
18


Renfrewshire
 
*
 
 
5
3
9


Shetland
2,000
†
1,000
2,000
18
15
23


South Ayrshire
 
*
 
 
3
2
6


South Lanarkshire
 
*
 
 
5
3
7


Stirling
 
*
 
 
9
6
13


West Dunbartonshire
3,000
†
2,000
5,000
16
11
22


West Lothian
 
*
 
 
10
7
14


Western Isles
1,000
†
1,000
2,000
11
8
15


Scotland
94,000
 
86,000
102,000
7
6
8



  Source: Scottish House Condition Survey 2002.

  Notes:

  *Too few cases (fewer than 30) to provide a statistically reliable estimate of the number of houses

  †Estimates of the number of houses are based on small numbers in the sample (between 30 and 100), so treat with caution

  Table (d)

  Number of Houses in Each Local Authority Area

  

   
 
95% Confidence Interval


Estimate
Lower
Upper


Aberdeen City
47,000
46,000
48,000


Aberdeenshire
78,000
77,000
80,000


Angus
35,000
34,000
36,000


Argyll and Bute
26,000
25,000
27,000


Borders
31,000
30,000
31,000


Clackmannan
15,000
15,000
16,000


Dumfries and Galloway
55,000
53,000
56,000


Dundee City
28,000
27,000
29,000


East Ayrshire
38,000
37,000
39,000


East Dunbartonshire
34,000
34,000
35,000


East Lothian
28,000
28,000
29,000


East Renfrewshire
28,000
27,000
28,000


Edinburgh City
73,000
72,000
75,000


Falkirk
44,000
42,000
45,000


Fife
106,000
105,000
107,000


Glasgow City
72,000
70,000
73,000


Highland
79,000
78,000
80,000


Inverclyde
18,000
17,000
18,000


Midlothian
26,000
25,000
27,000


Moray
32,000
31,000
33,000


North Ayrshire
44,000
43,000
45,000


North Lanarkshire
87,000
85,000
88,000


Orkney
9,000
8,000
9,000


Perthshire and Kinross
43,000
42,000
44,000


Renfrewshire
44,000
43,000
45,000


Shetland
9,000
9,000
9,000


South Ayrshire
38,000
37,000
38,000


South Lanarkshire
91,000
90,000
92,000


Stirling
27,000
26,000
28,000


West Dunbartonshire
21,000
21,000
22,000


West Lothian
49,000
48,000
50,000


Western Isles
11,000
11,000
11,000


Scotland
1,366,000
1,361,000
1,371,000



  Source: Scottish House Condition Survey 2002.

Housing

Brian Adam (Aberdeen North) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many houses in each local authority area have cavity wall insulation.

Malcolm Chisholm: The most reliable estimates of the number of houses in each local authority with cavity wall insulation are taken from the Scottish House Condition Survey 2002 . The estimates are provided in the following table. Due to the small numbers of houses surveyed in some authorities, complete information is not available for all local authorities

  Number and Percentage of Houses in each Local Authority with Cavity Wall Insulation

  

 
 
 
95% Confidence Interval
 
95% Confidence Interval


Aberdeen City
10,000
†
7,000
12,000
21
16
26


Aberdeenshire
 
*
 
 
6
4
8


Angus
5,000
†
4,000
6,000
14
11
19


Argyll and Bute
3,000
†
2,000
4,000
12
9
16


Borders
4,000
†
3,000
5,000
13
10
17


Clackmannan
4,000
†
4,000
5,000
29
24
34


Dumfries and Galloway
6,000
†
5,000
8,000
12
9
15


Dundee City
8,000
†
6,000
10,000
30
24
37


East Ayrshire
7,000
†
5,000
8,000
18
14
22


East Dunbartonshire
 
*
 
 
6
4
9


East Lothian
 
*
 
 
8
6
12


East Renfrewshire
 
*
 
 
5
3
8


Edinburgh City
8,000
†
6,000
10,000
11
8
14


Falkirk
7,000
†
5,000
9,000
16
12
21


Fife
20,000
†
16,000
23,000
19
15
22


Glasgow City
 
*
 
 
7
5
10


Highland
6,000
†
4,000
8,000
7
5
10


Inverclyde
3,000
†
2,000
3,000
14
10
20


Midlothian
5,000
†
4,000
6,000
20
16
24


Moray
3,000
†
3,000
4,000
11
8
14


North Ayrshire
9,000
†
7,000
10,000
20
16
24


North Lanarkshire
19,000
†
16,000
22,000
22
18
26


Orkney
 
*
 
 
5
3
7


PerthshireandKinross
5,000
†
4,000
7,000
13
10
17


Renfrewshire
 
*
 
 
4
2
7


Shetland
 
*
 
 
4
2
6


South Ayrshire
6,000
†
5,000
8,000
17
13
21


South Lanarkshire
13,000
†
10,000
16,000
14
12
18


Stirling
4,000
†
3,000
5,000
13
10
18


West Dunbartonshire
 
*
 
 
9
6
14


West Lothian
12,000
†
10,000
14,000
24
20
29


Western Isles
 
*
 
 
3
2
5


Scotland
187,000
 
177,000
196,000
14
13
14



  Source: Scottish House Condition Survey 2002.

  Notes:

  *Too few cases (fewer than 30) to provide a statistically reliable estimate of the number of houses

  †Estimates of the number of houses are based on small numbers in the sample (between 30 and 100), so treat with caution.

NHS Staff

Mrs Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many violent assaults on NHS hospital staff were reported in each year since 1999.

Mr Andy Kerr: The information requested is not collected centrally in the form requested. Information on violence and aggression in NHSScotland is published on the Scottish Health Statistics website under workforce statistics, www.isdscotland.org/workforce .